About Samian Village

Samian is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 106 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185131
Area (hectares)	106.8 hectares
Population	200
Male Population	106
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samian compares

By the 2011 count Samian is the 112th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 106.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Samian

Samian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samian from other places

Samian lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 68 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samian
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	6.6 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	6.6 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	17 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	68 km

Villages closest to Samian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Samian

As per the Census of India 2011, Samian village had a population of 200. That makes it the 112th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Samian village has 106 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samian has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Samian is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samian covers 106.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samian falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samian is Dugga, about 68 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samian.

Samian is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samian is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 6.6 km away. Rajaori is about 6.6 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.